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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1914)
/ VOL. 2 OLD SO LD A S COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1914 tle had been displayed in them. Among those who gave appro priate and entertaining readings were: L. A. Ralston, Velma Jones, Hazel Spray and Miss Eu nice VanDenburg, the latter’s reading being especially appro priate and charmingly presented. The program was interspersed with excellent musical numbers —a piano solo by little Miss Hamloth, band music and a most harmonious male quartet com prising Rev. H. N. Aldrich, Bert Richmond, S. L. Mackin and C E. Umphrey. The program clos ed with the song, “ Star Spangled Banner” by all present. WILL BUILD Rev. Bernard Visits Parents. ifC NO. 2X LOST ART RECOVERED Rev. John Bernard was an over Sunday visitor in the Hoi O land settlement at Verboort near Forest Grove, on the 18th. He conducted the services at the two masses that are said there every Sunday, and visited his parents Baptists Secure New the first of the week in McMin Secrets of Ancient Cottage Grove Gave ville. Rev. L. A. LeMiller pas Arrow Makers Building Site Them W elcome tor of the Verboort parish fillet the place of Father Bernard at the Catholic church in this city on Sunday. He expressed him self as well pleased with the con gregation and the city of Cottage Grove. He said he would like to spend a week looking at the BANQUET AND BUSINESS SESSION. Is Able to Make Beautiful Ar Lane County Veterans Asso The Building Occupied at beautiful hills around and aboui; Friday at 10:30 a. m. there row Heads Quickly From this city. ciation Will Hold Next Present will be Torn Down was a G. A. R. parade headed by Flints and Glass. the band, about the principal Reunion at Springfield and Material Utilized Recovering from Injury streets and to the high school building. At noon a bountiful Wm. Edwards, who was down Contractor Lester Phelps is W. C. Wilkins, who sustainet A most pleasant, interesting banquet was served by the Wom exhibiting plans and specifica from the Bohemia mines this and successful two days annual ans Relief Corps at the Armory tions for a new Baptist church to a fracture of his left leg while week, informed the Leader that to which an invitation was exten working in a logging camp near reunion o f the Lane County Vet he is just in receipt of a letter be constructed partly from ma Divide about four weeks ago is erans Association closed in Cot ded to the merchants and band and souvenir from R. W. Veatch, terial to be taken from the pre improving rapidly, his many tage Grove Friday evening. It boys. Friday afternoon was giv formerly of this city, now of In sent church, which will be torn friends will be pleased to lerrn, was largely attended and all of en over to the annual business dependence, who reports that he, down aud moved to the newly and he will be able to return the old veterans spoke in the meeting and election of officers after years of experimenting, acquired Robinson lot across the home from a Portland hospital in highest praise of their very cor for the ensuing year at the G. A. has at last discovered the ancient street opposite and east of the about two weeks, we are ¡inform dial reception here and the gen R. hall, resulting as follows: art of manufacturing Indian ar Cottage Hotel. The new struc President, C. M. Dority, ed. erous hospitality of the citizens row heads from flint and other ture will be more modern and First Vice, B. F. Crum. of Cottage Grove. The Cottage hard stones, as it was accom convenient than the present edi Second Vice, Geo. W. McRey- Senator Chamberlain Coming Grove band donated its services plished by the Indian tribes of fice and will have a far better as well as did a splendid local nolds. this country in ages past. In and more central location. Third Vice, J. F. Beytein. Senator Geo. E. Chamberlain male quartet, so there was plen proof of his assertion, Mr. Veatch Secretary, Ed. A. Kramer. will address the citizens o f Cot ty of music to enliven the occa Treasurer, Jas. Offutt. tage Grove at the Armory Sat sends Mr. Edwards a beautful sion. The registration and re gold mounted Indian arrow head Springfield was voted as the urday afternoon at 2 oclock. A1 which he had recently manufact ception of visitors occupied the place for holding the next annual are invited. ured from a piece of a beer bot greater part of the first day. In reunion. tle, and he says that by his new the evening the band headed the Continued on Last Page. David Griggs and his father ly discovered method only a few procession to the high school as killed a fine two-point buck near minutes is required to manufact sembly hall where an elaborate the Griggs home at Comstock ure these souvenirs from either His Official Record and Position program was rendered for the glass or flint. It has been claim Various Important County Affairs, Sunday. ed that the Indian method was to edification and entertainment of Frankly and Fully Discussed. heat the flint in a fire and then the veterans and their wives chip it in the desired fashion by who occupied front seats. Geo. Having been nominated for the means of dipping a straw in wat Kerr, commander o f the local er and touching it against the office of county judge of this coun Post G. A. R. presided. Mayor hot flint. Mr. Veatch says this The city of Cottage Grove Fri ty at the recent primaries, I desire method is not a success and has Chambers extended a hearty day filed answer to the suit of to thank my frieds for the inter proven another and equally as welcome to the old soldiers and William Landess, who asked est they have taken in writing simple method far more speedy damages alleged due by failure to A large new modern mangle Comrade Beytein of Eugene, de and practical and no doubt the leave a reservoir site in the con my name upon the nominating livered an eloquent response dition which the lease was said ballot for the office. While I made will be installed in the Cottage one employed by the ancient In Judge J. S. Medley delivered the to have required. The city ans no act've canvass for the nomi- Grove steam laundry this week, dian arrow makers. Mr. Veatch we are informed by Mr. Wood was born and raised in the Cot address of the evening, setting wers that the ground was left as agreed, and further charges that son, to meet the increasing busi tage Grove community and early forth the fact that no more pat the plaintiff is not the owner nor ness o f this local institution in life developed an interest in riotism, bravery nor heroic endu nature study and research. He the real party in the action.— With this improvement this will is credited with having rid this rance had ever been demonstrat Guard. be one o f the best equipped laun section of rattle snakes, for the ed by the soldiery in any war dry plants in the county. hunting and killing of which he than that displayed by the he assessed a mania, which gave roes of our own great war of the lim the well known alias, “ Rat rebellion. He produced care tlesnake Bob.” One of his form fully compiled and authentic fig er favorite pastimes was to lo ures to show that the loss of life cate a rattler, confine it alive in a paper bag and bring it into this in the sanguinary struggle be Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Aldrich city in his coat pocket and then tween the north and south ex delightfully entertained District subject his friends to an attack ceeded by far the losses suffered Superintendent Abbott and the Jos. Ernst, a native of Hungar- o f “ cold chills” by having them by the Japanese in some of their official board members of the M. ia who has spent much time and seep into the open sack at his desperate encounters with the E. church and their wives at a money looking for a brother, sissing, rattling captive. strongly fortified Russian posi splendid luncheon served in the Frank Ernst, who was last seen banquet room Tuesday evening. tions in the late Japanese-Rus- The two sons and little daught at Ukiah, Calif, arrived at this sian war. The same was true, er of Rev. and Mrs. Aldrich serv place Sunday, after having been he asserted in comparison with ed. Following the luncheon, the informed that his brother had HARRY L. BOWN. the losses even at Waterloo and first quarterly meeting of the sold his California farm and gone upon other celebrated foreign church for the new conference year was held and an excellent nation my friends had my con to Cottage Grove to reside. Up Fire chief Frank Woodruff re battlefields. He closed by pay showing was made. Among the sent to write my name upon the to this time the brother has not ceived the new Siren fire alarm ing a most eloquent tribute to most important business trans been located here and it is whistle Tuesday. ballot, if they so wished. It weighed acted was a unanimous vote ex the old soldiers. thought he might have located at 25 pounds crated, is 8 inches in I am pleased to say that I am Major J. C. Johnson spoke on tending an invitation to the Ore not a stranger to the voters of Forest Grove. This young man diameter and 24 inches in length, behalf o f the Spanish war veter gon Methodist Episcopal Confer ence to hold its next1 annual ses Lane county, having lived here is very intelligent, well dressed t has a brass base and is fitted with a sliding valve which gives ans and said that while they sion at Cottage Grove, no selec about thirty years, and having and is a Mason. However, his it various loud screeching tones, were not afforded the opportuni tion of a meeting place for next served them for twelve years as money is gone and he is growing which are guaranteed to arouse ty to demonstrate their greatest year having been made at the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff, hav dispondent, but local Masons are even the soundest sleepers from possible efficiency as defenders recent annual conference held in ing t>een twice elected Sheriff assisting him. He relates an in their peaceful repose whenever a of the stars and stripes, they had Portland. Cottage Grove was favored with one o f these big against a large adverse majority, teresting story regarding the midnight fire alarm is turned in. t is being installed at the elec obeyed every command and ac gatherings four or five years ago, and I believe my administration European war and conditions in tric light plant and will be given complished fully every task de and it proved a most pleasant of the affairs of the Sheriff’s of Austria-Hungaria. He was sup a tryout next Monday evening volving upon them during the and interesting occasion a ll fice was not only economical but plied with a ticket and went to upon the occasion of the regular campaigns in both Cuba and the around. Including pastors and drill work of the local fire com entirely satisfactory to the voters Portland Tuesday. Philippines and that the same lay delegates it is estimated that panies. The new whistle was at least 250 people will attend and tax payers of this county. secured at the special price of valor and patriotism which had this next Annual conference in During my term of office I had Tuesday was “ apple day” 56. Look out for Monday even characterized their 9ires in bat September 1915. Continued on Last Pare throughout the great Northwest. ing! ÿ INTERESTING SESSIONS OCCUPY T W O DAYS “ RATTLESNAKE” BOB VEATCH PROVES IT ARE SEEKING MORE CENTRAL LOCATION HARRY L. DOWN OUT FOR COUNTY JUDGE CITY FILES ANSW ER IN LANDESS CASE COTTAGE GROVE W AN TS NEXT M. E. CONFERENCE MORE IMPROVEMENTS AT STEAM LAUNDRY HUNGARIAN LOOKING FOR LOST BROTHER OCAL FIRE COMPANY RECEIVES NEW W HISTLE